| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| Red |
1999 Domaine Tempier Bandol Cuvée SpécialeMourvèdre Blend, Mourvèdre more |
9/23/2012 - johneagle wrote: 91 pointsVery good indeed. Fully ready. Tannins quite dry but plenty of black fruit to balance. |
| White - Off-dry |
2003 Hoffmann-Simon Köwericher Laurentiuslay Riesling SpätleseMosel Saar Ruwer more |
9/16/2012 - johneagle wrote: 92 pointsUtterly delicious. Hovers between sweet and not, but such freshness. A great wine without food. Only 8.5 alc so one can comfortably manage rather more! |
| Red |
2008 Bodegas Torreduero Toro Quinta el RefugioTinta de Toro, Tempranillo more |
9/16/2012 - johneagle wrote: 87 pointsI opened this to cook a casserole and ended up drinking half of it. Far from great but a pleasant barbeque wine. Pity it has to be 14.5 alc. |
| Red |
1998 Mas de Daumas GassacVin de Pays de l'Hérault Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/16/2012 - johneagle wrote: 90 pointsA bit rustic, and needs LOTS of air, but very good. Just coming ready now. |
| White |
2007 Château Carbonnieux BlancPessac-Léognan Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
9/19/2012 - johneagle wrote: 91 pointsPossibly the best yet out of this case. This wine has become fuller and a little riper. Still strongly citrussy, good balance and plenty of freshness. Thankfully I still have a few left |
| Red |
1990 Château Grand-Puy-LacostePauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
9/10/2012 - johneagle wrote: 92 pointsThis is getting very good now. A point or two off because it still has that slight GPL coarseness, but is a delightful drink. Double decanted at 6.30 and continues to come on at 9pm. Needs plenty of air. Tannins a bit green for my taste, and overpower the fruit a little, but I'm being picky - this is a very good glass of claret just approaching readiness. Give it lots of time in a decanter - 3 hours +. I tasted the last glass after 4 hours and this was as good as it is going to get. DO NOT POP AND POUR! |
| White |
2005 Domaine de l'Hortus Vin de Pays du Val Montferrand Bergerie de l'Hortus ClassiqueWhite Blend more |
9/2/2012 - johneagle wrote: 79 pointsDark yellow, and begining to maderise - not sour but not entirely what I expected. Far from being as good as it was when last tasted late in 2011. I wonder why this wine has not held up better. Cork was fine. Very disappointing, especially as it was offered in return for 2 bottles of Dow 83, which is now quite a good drink. |
| Red |
2008 Isabel Pinot NoirMarlborough more |
8/18/2012 - johneagle wrote: 87 pointsOrdinary |
| Red |
2008 Isabel Pinot NoirMarlborough more |
8/21/2012 - johneagle wrote: 87 pointsOrdinary |
| White |
2007 Château de Rochemorin BlancPessac-Léognan Sauvignon Blanc more |
8/14/2012 - johneagle wrote: 90 pointsA very good example. Lemon predominates, but it's long and full of secondary flavours. Rather better than my Carbonnieux 2007, though I haven't had one of those for several months. |
| Red |
2007 Domaine Cros de la Mure Côtes du RhôneRed Rhone Blend more |
8/14/2012 - johneagle wrote: 88 pointsI'm not sure about this at all. It had a most peculiar finish, almost charcoal. Perhaps an odd bottle. I'm unlikely to buy it again |
| White |
2008 Château Doisy-Daëne Grand Vin SecBordeaux Sauvignon Blanc more |
8/12/2012 - johneagle wrote: NRI opened a bottle of this just to see where it had got to, and will not be opening another for two or three years. It started with negligible nose and quite acidic, so I put it into a decanter and left it for 3 hours, after which it had filled out and was becoming something recognisable. I have memories of the 2001 which was stupendous; this will be nothing like that but with time, decanting and not being too cold may be a decent drink. Too early to rate it. |
| White |
2004 Faiveley Rully Les Villeranges BlancChardonnay more |
8/8/2012 - johneagle wrote: 93 pointsDrank one on my own at the Sole Meuniere in Calais with, unsurprisingly, a sole meuniere. I wasn't expecting such a terrific bottle. What a testament for the need to keep well made white burgundy for a while. Still lots of lemon zest zing and plenty of ripe fruit behind it. Very good indeed for Euro 36 in a restaurant |
| Red |
2007 Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori) Bolgheri Il BruciatoRed Blend more |
8/10/2012 - johneagle wrote: 90 pointsSad that this was the last one. On opening, a great wave of fruit. Over the evening (thankfully I wasn't sharing it) deeper and richer notes. This is a very good wine for the money, but would I buy more now to drink later? I think not. Farewell Bruciato 07! |
| Rosé |
2011 Caves d'Esclans Whispering AngelCôtes de Provence Rosé Blend more |
8/10/2012 - johneagle wrote: 88 pointsoverall - ok but not exciting. Maybe needs a little more time. |
| Red |
2003 Château de PezSt. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend more |
7/2/2012 - johneagle wrote: 89 pointsContinues to please in a minor way. Maybe I'm drinking it too soon. |
| Rosé |
2010 Mas De Cadenet Côtes de Provence Sainte-Victoire RoséRosé Blend more |
7/2/2012 - johneagle wrote: 86 pointsI'm a litttle surprised at the efflusive tasting notes. I have drunk a couple of dozen of this so far this year and, whilst this is a berfectly adequate summer drink, I find it rather one dimensional and overlry sweet. Maybe I am biased because I see it being pushed by someone whose opinion I think is pedestrian. OK but ordinary. Plenty of better fish in the sea! |
| Rosé |
2011 Caves d'Esclans Whispering AngelCôtes de Provence Rosé Blend more |
7/2/2012 - johneagle wrote: 88 pointsBought as a "one up" from the Mas de Cadanet which I find rather one dimensional and overly sweet. This has neither of those faults, but seems a little closed in at the moment and i think it might well be better with 6 months more in the bottle |
| White |
2010 Domaine Fichet Mâcon-Igé Château LondonChardonnay more |
6/14/2012 - johneagle wrote: 91 pointsSurprising. Apple and a citrussy edge. Very faint nose, but full of flavour and very long. Very good. I'd like to keep it a year or two to see what happens but not sure I'll be able to resist. Perhaps need to buy some more |
| White |
2011 Martín Códax Albariño Rías Baixasmore |
6/16/2012 - johneagle wrote: 89 pointsBy no means outstanding but a very pleasant summery white, not as full and spicy as some albarino, but a great "drink without think" wine. |
| Red |
2001 Domaine Sainte-Anne Côtes du Rhône Villages St. GervaisRed Rhone Blend more |
6/11/2012 - johneagle wrote: NRLast one, and, sadly, the only failure. A bit tired |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1990 Château Coutet BarsacSémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/31/2012 - johneagle wrote: 90 pointsperhaps a tad tired but still a great drink |
| Red |
1995 Château BatailleyPauillac Red Bordeaux Blend more |
5/30/2012 - johneagle wrote: 93 pointsLunch in the garden of the Chelsea Arts Club. Bought the day before. Very good indeed. Real ToC (Tastes of Claret). Opened at 11, decanted at 1, drunk at about 1.45 - 2.30. Perfectly ready now, quite delicious. A bit of pencil lead, tannins balanced and not intrusive, dark berry fruit. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1997 Château Doisy-DaëneBarsac Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/30/2012 - johneagle wrote: 91 pointsDrunk at lunch in the Chelsea Arts Club garden yesterday, preceeded by Bellrive Quarts de Chaume 89 and against Rieussec 97. Better than the Rieussec, more elegant and balanced, and fresher. |
| White - Sweet/Dessert |
1997 Château RieussecSauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend more |
5/30/2012 - johneagle wrote: 90 pointsDrunk against Doisy Daene 97 (after Bellerive Quarts de Chaume 89) in the garden of the Chelsea Arts Club at lunch yesterday. Full and rich, the fruit now fading a little, but as I remember it earlier, it used to be so in-your-face and better now I think. |
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